India flyover collapse kills at least 14, with scores feared trapped
A general view of the collapsed flyover in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) KOLKATA – A flyover under construction in the bustling Indian city of…
Australia’s colonial past haunts major Sydney tram project
Cultural heritage manager Danny Franks inspects the excavation site where he had discovered Aboriginal artefacts in the ground at a construction site for a light railway in Sydney, March 31,…
Basketball star Lauren Jackson announces retirement
Australia’s Lauren Jackson shows off her bronze medal during victory ceremony at the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Photo: Reuters) CANBERRA – Australian…
Trump sounds off on abortion; criticism comes from all sides
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall event in Appleton, Wisconsin. (Photos: Reuters) WASHINGTON – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said…
Diminutive ‘Hobbit’ people vanished earlier than previously known
Archaeological excavations of Holocene deposits at Liang Bua on the Indonesian island of Flores are seen in progress, pictures courtesy of the Liang Bua Team. (Photos: Reuters) WASHINGTON…
Electoral board in Peru opens inquiry into Kuczynski
Peru’s presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski of “Peruanos Por El Cambio” party attends a meeting with school principals at Independencia district of Lima, Peru. (Photos: Reuters) LIMA…
Pentagon to send about a dozen Guantanamo inmates to other countries soon
In this photo, reviewed by a US Department of Defense official, a Guantanamo detainee’s feet are shackled to the floor as he attends a “Life Skills” class inside the Camp…
Vietnam jails three over protest with flag of former South
The South Vietnamese flag. (Photo: AFP) HANOI – Three Vietnamese women who held a rally and waved national flags of the former South Vietnam were jailed on…
Premier Daniel Andrews vows to implement more than 200 reforms to reduce family violence
(Facebook: Daniel Andrews) Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has vowed to overhaul the state’s broken domestic abuse system, agreeing to sweeping reforms proposed by Australia’s first royal commission…
Obama gives second chance to 61 convicted drug offenders
US President Barack Obama speaks during his lunch meeting with formerly incarcerated individuals who have received commutations from his and previous administrations in Washington. (Photo: Reuters) WASHINGTON…
